2021 NFL Draft: Checking up on New York Jets’ positioning

(Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)With five weeks to go in the 2020 season, Joe Douglas‘ New York Jets are poised to have a boatload of ammunition entering the 2021 NFL Draft.

The Jets currently own nine picks (possibly 10, but most likely nine based on what we know) in next year’s draft. Let’s dig into how things stand for them in each round.

First round

Picks: Own (currently #1 overall), Seattle (#26)

As the only winless team in football, the Jets are positioned to earn the league’s first overall pick and the rights to draft Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, but the Jaguars are hot on New York’s trail at 1-10 with 10 consecutive losses. If the two teams were to finish with the same…